The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-06-18
HOW MARY CAME.
A True Love Story Of the Old
World and the New.

There was larger crowd than usual
earound the railroad depot at Prairie City,
Dakota on J',sy 12 1t was an anniversary
in the history of the place and tho people
were indulging in something Of celebra-
tion. Prairie City was one month old
When the long mixed train, consisting Of
twenty-five or thirty freight cars and one
passenger coach behind them, came delib-
.erately in an hour behind time and steadily
losing, the crowd had arranged itself into
that attitude Of easy grace peculiar to such
assemblages. The majority were armed
with large jack-knives and busily engaged
in whiting pieces Of pine split from the
corners of the dry goods boxes scattered
about. Those not engaged in this occupa-
tion had their hands in their pockets and
appeared to be deploring the fact that they
could not do that and whittle at the same
time. The July sun shone down fercely
and was reflected from the unpainted sides
of the depot building with surprising in
tensity. There was light wind, but it was
dry and hot and not the cool and refreshing
breeze that was supposed to ian the cheek
OF the dweller in that region.
The locomotive stopped just beyond the
depot and took water. A brakeman got
the crowd, and the conductor went in and
held long, mysterious conference with the
station agent, as was his won't each day.
SCOT s'more em'grants fer ye," said
Three-tingered Jim, the head brakeman.
a. "What be theyl" asked Paddy O'Shaugh-
messy.
''Norsks."
81 expict," returned Paddy, with undis-
guised scorn.
'sYou shouldn't speak so slightin'ly Of
'em," said Judge Wilkins, 'they'll help de-
velop the country"
''Develop nothin'l WY, they can't talk,
can they, JimmyW
''Naw. Green 'uns right from where
they grow. Half dozen Norwegians and
a Finlander. Yes, and believe there's q
Denmarker, too," added Jim, meditatively
''Finlander, hey2" demanded Paddy, and
he fairly groaned. "They're the worst
j. kind there be. They don't niver know
nothin' at all. wy, seen 'em where they
be's in this country years and they keeps
sayin' who whin they wants their oxen to
stop. Ye all knows it," he added, appeal
ing to the crowd.
II am not really particular how they in
duce their oxen to stop IL can have the job
OF locating them ON some land" said Law
yer Barker.
20, yez thinks yez can make some money
out Of 'em," returned Paddy, derisively.
''But they says 'who' to their oxen and l
knows it," and he retired very much dis
gusted with q community that would not
unanimously denounce race guilty of such
q hcinous crime. ~
While this conversation was taking place
the emigrants had been coming from the
: car up to the depot-the length of tho train
making it no inconsiderable walk. There
We're dozen Of them, all in their native
dress and looking as picturesque as when
they embarked at Christiana or Helsing-
fors. They all had the fair hair and COM
plexions and blue eyes Of the Scandinavian.
Most of the men were tall and well-propor-
toned, though some Of them were short
and thick-there seemed to be one standard
size 30 far as width was concerned, and
the man who unfortunately stopped grow
ing ut five feet was the same size other
ways as his six-foot companion. Tho
women appeared stout and healthy and
we'll able to take care OF themselves and
the children and numerous bundles. They
wore small, bright colored shawls on their
heads and long scarf around their shoul-
ders and waists. The children brought up
the rear Of the procession, keeping hold OF
hands and very close together, but they
could not stare around with much greater
curiosity than did their elders. They were
dressed exactly like their fathers and
mothers, and the fact that girl wore q
dress reaching almost to the ground, and q
boy great double breasted vest with brass
buttons on it, did not indicate that either
was over six or seven years OF age
Judging from the dress OF the whole
party, the extremely elevated condition In
which they found the mercury must have